Buta Territory

Buta Territory
Buta Territory
	Territory
Country	DR Congo
Province	Bas-Uele
Area
• Total	8,098 km2 (3,127 sq mi)
Population
• Total	125,428
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Buta Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Buta.

Geography

The territory borders Bondo Territory to the northwest, Bamesa Territory to the northeast and east, Aketi Territory to the west, Basoko Territory to the southwest and Banalia Territory of Orientale Province to the south.[1] Rivers include the Balima River, Tele River, Lemoi River, Rubi River.[1]

People

The territory contains populations of the Avuru-Mange speaking the Zande language.[2]

Subdivisions

The territory contains the following chiefdoms/sectors:

Barisi-Mongingita Chiefdom
Bayeu-Bogongia Chiefdom
Bayeu-Bogbama Chiefdom
Mobati Chiefdom
Monganzolo Chiefdom
Nguru Chiefdom

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References

"Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). Référentiel Géographique Commun - RGC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Richardson, Irvine; Tucker, Archibald Norman; Bryan, Margaret Arminel; International African Institute (1956). Linguistic survey of the northern Bantu borderland. Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press. p. 100. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

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[RGC-1] "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). Référentiel Géographique Commun - RGC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

[RichardsonTucker1956-2] Richardson, Irvine; Tucker, Archibald Norman; Bryan, Margaret Arminel; International African Institute (1956). Linguistic survey of the northern Bantu borderland. Published for the International African Institute by the Oxford University Press. p. 100. Retrieved 1 November 2011.